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Maine Superior Court

Trial court of general jurisdiction in Maine

The Maine Superior Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction in the Maine state court system.

All state jury trials are held in the Superior Court. The court is located in each of Maine's 16 counties (with two locations in Aroostook County), in eight judicial regions. The Court consists of 18 justices who all have statewide jurisdiction and travel to the different courthouses to hold court, with a number of active retired judges as well. Justices are nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate and are appointed to seven-year terms.

Maine's Supreme Judicial Court created a statewide Business and Consumer Docket (BCD), which includes within its jurisdiction complex case types that might be found on other states' business and commercial court dockets; but also includes, for example, class actions and complex consumer rights cases arising out of business or government dealings. Cases eligible for this specialized docket are cases that could otherwise have been heard in the Superior Court or Maine's District Court. The BCD has a distinct set of procedural rules. The BCD has two assigned judges from either the Superior or District Courts, who are designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. As of June 2024, the current BCD judges are Superior Court judge Thomas McKeon and District Court judge Michael A. Duddy. Then Superior Court Chief Justice Thomas E. Humphrey was one of the first BCD judges, along with District Court Chief Justice John C. Nivison.

Chief Justices of the Maine Superior Court

The position of Chief Justice of the Maine Superior Court was authorized by the Maine Legislature, P.L. 1983, c. 269, § 7, to be effective on January 1, 1984. The Chief Justice is designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to "serve at the pleasure and under the supervision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and shall be responsible for the operation of the Superior Court." 4 MRSA §101-A.

Chief justice	Start of term	End of term
		present

Current justices

As of , the justices of the Maine Superior Court are:

#	Residence	County
107	Rome	Kennebec
110	Bangor	Penobscot
111	Bangor	Penobscot
112	Auburn	Androscoggin
113	Kennebunk	York
114	Bowdoinham	Sagadahoc
115	Waterville	Kennebec
118	Bangor	Penobscot
120	Portland	Cumberland
122	Houlton	Aroostook
123	Falmouth	Cumberland
124	Falmouth	Cumberland
125	West Bath	Sagadahoc
126	Cape Elizabeth	Cumberland
127	Bangor	Penobscot
128	Falmouth	Cumberland
129	Arundel	York

Active-retired justices of the Maine Superior Court:

Roland A. Cole
Paul A. Fritzsche
E. Allen Hunter
Nancy D. Mills
William R. Stokes
Thomas D. Warren

Former justices

The former justices of the court are:

#	Residence	County	Reason for termination
1	Portland	Cumberland	resigned
2	Portland	Cumberland	death
3	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
4	Augusta	Kennebec	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
5	Portland	Cumberland	death
6	Houlton	Aroostook	seat abolished
7	Waterville	Kennebec	retired
8	Portland	Cumberland	death
9	Portland	Cumberland	term expired
10	Hallowell	Kennebec	retired (active retired)
11	Auburn	Androscoggin	retired (active retired)
12	South Portland	Cumberland	term expired
13	Patten	Penobscot	death
14	Augusta	Kennebec	retired (active retired)
15	Bangor	Penobscot	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
16	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
17	Auburn	Androscoggin	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
18	Biddeford	York	death
19	Guilford	Piscataquis	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
20	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
21	Fort Fairfield	Aroostook	retired
22	Lewiston	Androscoggin	death
23	Bangor	Penobscot	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
24	Rumford	Oxford	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
25	Bangor	Penobscot	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
26	Augusta	Kennebec	death
27	Houlton	Aroostook	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
28	York	York	retired (active retired)
29	Cape Elizabeth	Cumberland	death
30	Skowhegan	Somerset	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
31	Augusta	Kennebec	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
32	Rockland	Knox	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
33	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
34	Ellsworth	Hancock	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
35	Auburn	Androscoggin	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
36	Cape Elizabeth	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
37	Presque Isle	Aroostook	death
38	Waterville	Kennebec	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
39	Hampden	Penobscot	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
40	Sanford	York	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
41	Auburn	Androscoggin	death
42	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
43	Bangor	Penobscot	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
44	Waterville	Kennebec	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
45	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
46	Houlton	Aroostook	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
47	Lewiston	Androscoggin	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
48	Bath	Sagadahoc	resigned
49	Lewiston	Androscoggin	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
50	Aurora	Hancock	retired
51	Augusta	Kennebec	retired (active retired)
52	Bath	Sagadahoc	retired
53	Lewiston	Androscoggin	retired (medical disability)
54	Kennebunkport	York	retired
55	Portland	Cumberland	retired
56	Bangor	Penobscot	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
57	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
58	Rumford	Oxford	retired
59	Gardiner	Kennebec	retired
60	Presque Isle	Aroostook	death
61	Bangor	Penobscot	retired (active retired)
62	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
63	Bangor	Penobscot	retired
64	Van Buren	Aroostook	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
65	Portland	Cumberland	retired
66	Bangor	Penobscot	retired (active retired)
67	Lewiston	Androscoggin	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
68	Lincolnville	Waldo	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
69	South Portland	Cumberland	retired (active retired)
70	Ellsworth	Hancock	retired
71	Augustua	Kennebec	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
72	Lewiston	Androscoggin	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
73	Portland	Cumberland	retired (active retired)
74	Mount Vernon	Kennebec	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
75	Milo	Piscataquis	resigned
76	Waterville	Kennebec	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
77	Yarmouth	Cumberland	retired (active retired)
78	Berwick	York	retired (active retired)
79	Lewiston	Androscoggin	retired (active retired)
80	Caribou	Aroostook	retired
81	York	York	retired (active retired)
82	China	Kennebec	retired
83	Old Town	Penobscot	resigned
84	South Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
85	Ellsworth	Hancock	retired
86	Pownal	Cumberland	retired (active retired)
87	Wells	York	retired (active retired)
88	Bangor	Penobscot	resigned
89	Bangor	Penobscot	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
90	Cornville	Somerset	retired (active retired)
91	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
92	Belfast	Waldo	retired
93	Kennebunk	York	retired
94	Damariscotta	Lincoln	retired
95	Waterville	Kennebec	retired (active retired)
96	Portland	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
97	Augusta	Kennebec	retired (active retired)
98	Dixmont	Penobscot	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
99	Sanford	York	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
100	Brunswick	Cumberland	retired (active retired)
101	Durham	Androscoggin	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
102	Caribou	Aroostook	retired (active retired)
103	Waterville	Kennebec	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
104	Kittery	York	retired (active retired)
105	Falmouth	Cumberland	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
106	Holden	Penobscot	retired
108	Winslow	Kennebec	resigned
109	Morrill	Waldo	retired
116	Augusta	Kennebec	retired (active retired)
117	South Paris	Oxford	elevated to D. Me.
119	Biddeford	York	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
121	Wayne	Kennebec	elevated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court

References

"Superior Court; civil jurisdiction (Maine Revised Statutes Title 4, §105)".
"Superior Court: State of Maine Judicial Branch".
"Constitution of court (Maine Revised Statutes Title 4, §101)".
"Justice or Active Retired Justice of Superior Court assigned to sit in District Court (Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 §121)".
[http://janus.state.me.us/legis/const/Constitution2005-07.htm#P213_51255 Me. Const. art. V, § 8]; [http://janus.state.me.us/legis/const/Constitution2005-10.htm#P291_66340 Me. Const. art. VI, § 4]
"About: State of Maine Judicial Branch".
"Business and Consumer Court: State of Maine Judicial Branch".
"Maine Rule of Civil Procedure 130".
"District Court; civil jurisdiction (Maine Revised Statutes Title 4, §152)".
"District Court: State of Maine Judicial Branch".
"Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Chapter XIV, Business and Consumer Docket Procedural Rules (130-138)".
(November 17, 2008). "State of Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Administrative Order JB-07-1 (A. 11-08), Establishment of the Business and Consumer Docket".
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Humphrey, Justice Thomas. (January 30, 2018). "Fiber Materials, Inc. v. Maurice Subilia, et. al., Business and Consumer Court, Docket No. BCD-WB-07-317".
(2013-09-23). "Colby grad, Winslow resident Nivison promoted to federal bench".
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